Danny Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 I love how doing all that made it 'legal'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 A quick question for you 1.8t experts. My cambelt was last changed at 69k and I'm now up to 130k. Should I be looking to replace it again any time soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 (edited) @DavidI think VW recommend between 60-70k miles or 10 years if mileage isn't exceeded on their 1.8t cars. I've seen them go sooner than that too, not that it means a great deal it's just down to luck. A belt change wouldn't go amiss. Edited December 28, 2015 by SamKidney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 60k/5 years. Change it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 15 hours ago, Danny said: I love how doing all that made it 'legal'. I love how brazen they were with it - impressive something produced and backed by such massive companies can get that past their lawyers. I thought it was brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Dan the man, what steering wheel did you get for your Clio again? Pic of waxed bolbo, collinite super doublecoat wax - should be good for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Shoulddddddd have my order tomorrow which will let me get my engine all back together. Leaves me to purchase: - Engine Loom - ECU - Inlet manifold - TPS sensor - Some form of induction system/kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Minor update: Gave the garage a quick sort out - no bikes in photo which take up the rest of the space but have a few hooks on the way to hang them from the wall to the right. Accidentally an engine. Drove a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 Have you got a pic of after you sorted the garage out Rainbird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 On 29/12/2015 at 4:47 PM, Pete.M said: Dan the man, what steering wheel did you get for your Clio again? Pic of waxed bolbo, collinite super doublecoat wax - should be good for winter. It's a 300mm omp one mate. Real leather think it was around £120 on the bay of es Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 30, 2015 Report Share Posted December 30, 2015 1 hour ago, JD™ said: Unfortunately with 4 bikes, another 4 bikes worth of parts, engines, wheels, surfboards, longboards, climbing gear, tools, car parts and general stored stuff it's never going to look great really. Once I've got a double/triple garage down the line there'll be enough space to make it look presentable (and then I can fill it with a long term project build and it'll look like this again!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Finally sorted wheel photos @dann2707 and @SamKidney - sorry it's taken so long. Both are 4x100 and big enough centre bore to fit a Clio as far as I know (MX-5 is 54.1 and both sets needed spigot rings on the MX5). The are both sets of 4 but couldn't be arsed digging them all out! Black ones we discussed earlier: http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/media/car/sale/wheels2.jpg These have all road-legal T1Rs on, two about 3mm and two about 5-6mm. £120 if you want them (plus a bit of delivery if you need, about 20 a set I think) Second set I found are also unknown brand, but silver and multi fit (will do 4x108 as well - Ford, etc). Two tyres are half decent but on the wear bars, Parada or something, the other two are unknown make and different to each other, but have reasonable amount of tread (3-4mm at least I think). £100 for these? Nice one, Ads Edit: I hate this new forum, why does one photo work and the other doesn't!? I inserted them in the same way, grr! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'm already sorted mate, picked up some dirt cheap pilot sport 3's that i'm sticking on my 1.2's for this trackday in 14 days time. thanks though man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Cheers Bulgarian on the wrong side of the road on a blind bend. Edited January 2, 2016 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 I hope said Bulgarian was suitably reprimanded? b*****d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 As much as I know it can be an utter ballache, I really hope you're able to get it sorted properly (in the financial/moral sense, I realise the car is likely gone now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 That looks like it'll go again without too much fuss. Definitely need to buy it back jardarse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 The problem is that the bulkhead and pillar have folded in. From that that photo where the steel wing has popped out all the damage is obscured. It'll live again, no matter what. It's just a shame that's all. I was just trundling along with my girlfriend minding my own business and as I came around a 70* bend there was a set of headlights coming towards me. Swerved to avoid them and the other driver went back to his side of the road and hit me in the middle of the road. Turns out he's Bulgarian, just got back from working in London and had got off the train, got 100 yards up the road on the wrong side and went straight into me. Nothing I could have done really. On top of that I phoned a friend of mine to get the car recovered and he said he'd be there in 45 minutes and he'd pick me up for free, the police said the road had to be reopened in half an hour and that their recovery company were contracted to be there within half an hour. So I cancelled my bloke, and waited over an hour for the Police contracted recovery to turn up, they just threw a chain around the bumper and dragged it onto a low loader. So that's probably done more damage. Now I've got to pay a police recovery cost, and to get the car back to the workshop I bought another Pop yesterday to use as a donor, so it should just be man hours. What I don't know is do I claim on insurance and deal with the knock on effects, or do I take £500 on the chin and just fix it myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 @Adam@TartyBikes like Dan I'm also sorted now, but thankyou anyway! Crank went back into my B16 the other night: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 The bulkhead on my mini was shoved back when I bought that jardo, measurements, a block of wood and a sledge hammer resolves problems like that on old motors! Glad your keeping it alive though mate, she's worth saving. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Saw the Pop on FB Jardo, bit of a shitter, hope the occupants in the car were OK and the you can get her rolling again. I finally got under the car and shortened the gear linkage the other day, moved the stick and inch or so back, much nicer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 On 1/2/2016 at 5:23 PM, Haz said: Saw the Pop on FB Jardo, bit of a shitter, hope the occupants in the car were OK and the you can get her rolling again. I finally got under the car and shortened the gear linkage the other day, moved the stick and inch or so back, much nicer. Did you do it by cutting down the filtration module? The bit that attaches to the left hole on this? I did mine a few weeks back and it made things nicer but I want it even closer to me because stumpy arms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Expensive month for me: Car insurance £429 New soft top £300 New clutch £200 Will be nice to get out in it again though once they're all done 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, dann2707 said: Did you do it by cutting down the filtration module? The bit that attaches to the left hole on this? http://www.aypaotomotiv.com/uploaded/urunler/41/buyuk/1305105214_77_00_875_584.jpg I did mine a few weeks back and it made things nicer but I want it even closer to me because stumpy arms Can't see that link, but I'm going to guess, no. I took the linkage off the selector rod, took the clamp off the linkage, hacksawed 10mm off the linkage, and hammered it further onto the selector rod to move the stick back. Edited January 2, 2016 by Haz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Fitted a new thermostat today and topped up the coolant level including filling the radiator. Temperature gauge still goes to around 65-70%, where it should sit at 50%. Any ideas?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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